Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-28
Entertainments.

''The Dominie's Daughter drew large audience at the New Haven Opera House last evening. The play was given under the auspices of the New Haven Grays, many of whom were present, and the Second Regi- ment band furnished excellent music be- tween the acts. ''The Dominie's Daughter" is 8 first-rate play, the scene of which is laid in New York city during the revolutionary war, and tells the story of an American girls love for an officer in the British army. The audience were disappointed in the perform ance-the music was very good, but the act ing was very bad. Miss Marion Booth played the part of Molly Van Derveer very fairly and Mrs. Mary E. Hill was very acceptable as Mrs. Kezia Beekman. Mr. Everham and Miss Daly were very clever in the low comedy parts assigned the less said about the company the better. One member of it, however, deserves special mention MT. Mart James as Major Barton, the villain of the play, gave such ludi- crously absurd portrayal of his role as to provoke laughter instead of applause. He is the funniest 'heavy villain" seen here for many season. A less polite audience would have been more pronounced in their signs of disapproval. MT. Douglass and Mir. McWade were unable to speak their lines without the assistance of the prompter. It is due to Man. ager Wall and the committee appointed by the Grays who had the matter in charge to state that they did everything in thelr power to secure a frst-class entertainment. The company came highly recommended and contains some artists of well known ability, but the wretched work of two or three mem bers seemed to discourage all the others. 'sThe Dominie's Daughter will be repeated tonight and tomorrow afternoon and even ing, and we presume that the management will do something to effect change for the better in it's presentation.
 AT THE GRAND.
 Mr. Charles A. Gardner, a German come~ dian, appeared as Karl, the peddler, at Bun nell's last night before large audience. MT. Gardner is most felicitous actor, a clever dialectician and good singer. His songs are very agreeable feature of the perform auce, although the comedy is in itself bright and entertaining. There is so much fun and genuine pathos crowded into the piece that it is we'll worth seeing.
 BLIND TOM.
 fsBlind Tom,' the wonderful musical prod igy, will appear at the Atheneum tonight He has delighted large audiences for years and is puzzle to the musical world.
 LIGHTS oLoNDoN.
 At the Hyperion Theater this and Satur- day evenings and Saturday m atinee "The Lights O London" one of the few of it's class of dramas that has succeeded in obtaining any lasting grip popular favor, will be pre- sented by 8 company of excellent merit. Secure seats at the box office Matinee prices 25 and 50 cents.
 MRS. sCoTT-sIDDoNs.
 Mrs. Scott-Siddons will appear at the Fly perion Theater Monday evening when she | will give one of her unsurpassed dramatic re- citals. Says an exchange: "She is charmingly natural in manner Her voice is more than musical; it is susceptible of the most varied expression in comedy, tragedy and pathos | To these gifts is added quick and subtle in. | telligence of high order which enables hel to appreciate the delicacy of the character which she intsrprets and the feeling of tht poetry which she reoites."